Law and Religion Headlines
Thursday, 24 August 2017
Spokesperson ‘unsure’ if Trump knows about mandate complaints
(Christopher White, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Russian Catholics hope Parolin visit improves situation for local Church
(Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Pope Francis: Prison without hope of reentering society is ‘torture’
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Church in India remembers 2008 anti-Christian riots on ‘Kandhamal Day’
(Nirmala Carvalho, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
The Catholic sister who challenged Paul Ryan on CNN
(John Gehring, Commonweal)
New York Supreme Court holds by Rabbeinu Tam's time?
(Tal Polon, Israel National News)
NY court invalidates service of process on Sabbath, focusing on competing Sabbath times
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judge won’t block polygamist leader from claiming food stamp benefits a donation to church
(Ben Winslow, Fox 13 Salt Lake City)
Court interprets scope of food stamp fraud for upcoming FLDS leader's trial
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Ministry files lawsuit against Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling it a hate group
(Greg Garrison, AL.com)
Christian group sues Southern Poverty Law Center over "hate group" label
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
How the English far right co-opted Christianity – and why its ‘crusade’ shouldn’t be ignored
(Katie Edwards, The Conversation)
Appeals court panel rules against coach Kennedy in postgame prayer case
(Andrew Binion, Kitsap Sun)
Coach loses bid to pray on 50-yard line
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Religious order loses attempt to stop pipeline
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Putin supports recent dialogue between Vatican and Russian Orthodox church
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
Spanish Scientologists condemn Barcelona and Cambrils terrorist attacks
(Ivan Arjona Pelado, World Religion News)
'The new Obama': will Abdul El-Sayed be America's first Muslim governor?
(Drew Philip, The Guardian)
The Adani coalmine will hasten a climate catastrophe. As faith leaders, we must act
(Jonathan Keren-Black and Tejopala Rawls, The Guardian)
UK's leading musicians fight church's ban on secular bookings
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
Why is sexuality such a big deal for the church?
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Enlisting SpongeBob and ‘Game of Thrones’ to counter anti-Sikh prejudice
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Justice Dept. fights suit over Trump religious liberty order
(Diamond Naga Siu, Politico)
Evangelical Trump adviser: Why I won’t bail on the White House
(Johnnie Moore, Religion News Service)
Evangelicals are bitterly split over advising Trump
(Emma Green, The Atlantic)
US Jewish criticism of Trump expands to some supporters
(Rachel Zoll, Associated Press Top News)
‘Raised up by God’: Televangelist Paula White compares Trump to Queen Esther
(Colby Itkowitz, The Washington Post)
Christian groups respond to growing Sudanese refugee crisis
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
In the South, a new helping hand: Muslim disaster relief teams
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Ethnic religious communities may be the ‘No’ campaign’s secret weapon in same-sex marriage fight
(Andrew Jakubowicz, The Conversation)
EU’s failure over illegal migrants fuels crisis
(Bruno Waterfield, Catherine Philp, and Richard Ford, The Times)
Clear progress for integration of Muslims in western Europe
(Bertelsmann Stiftung)
Jury rejects former Kobach employee’s religious discrimination claim
(Hunter Woodall, The Wichita Eagle)
Only interfaith harmony can bring absolute peace in Pakistan: WCR
(Daily Pakistan)
All religions unite in one prayer in Barcelona
(Yamily Habib, Al Dia)
High court urged to accept florist's appeal
(Tom Strode, Baptist Press)
Elder Cook addresses 'faith, family, religious freedom'
(Sarah Jane Weaver, Deseret News National Edition: Faith)
Peter Dutton says religious schools must have right to teach own definition of marriage
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Refugees, migrants, and faith-based organizations: Expert panel discusses how religious freedom can benefit displaced people
(Libna Stevens, Adventist Review)
Threats to religious freedom call for doubling advocacy efforts
(Marcos Paseggi, Adventist Review)
The great divide where religious beliefs and the law meet
(Michael Quinlan, The Conversation)
Charity Commission issues official warning to gurdwara
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Putting an end to government funding of Islamism
(Sam Westrop, National Review)
Migration to Britain is falling, especially from eastern Europe
(The Economist Daily Chart)
Religious rights threat in state discrimination laws
(Andrew Burrell, The Australian)
Why home, even when there’s war, is the most dangerous place for women
(Elisabet le Roux, The Conversation)
Religion in Australian schools: an historical and contemporary debate
(Emma Rowe, The Conversation)
India bans [triple talaq] a Muslim practice of instant divorce
(The Economist)
Hey Washington Post: About Paula White and those 'bible-bleeding' Christians who support Trump
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Washington Post pays attention, as Episcopalians ponder the life and faith of Robert E. Lee
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
How America botches executions using lethal injections
(N.L., The Economist Explains)
'No religion' and Jedi Knight find their place in Australian identity
(Gary D Bouma, The Conversation)
Why Roger Taney’s statue was removed from Maryland’s state house
(B.G., The Economist [Democracy in America])
With bathroom bill dead, Texas pastors' council looks to future fights
(Andy Duehren, Religion News Service)
Iran's clerics concerned by spread of Christianity among youth
(World Watch Monitor)
Christians clash with police over church in Egypt
(Patrick Werr and Dina Zayed, Reuters)
Vatican representative hopes for broader interaction with Russian Orthodox Church
(Interfax-Religion)
Putin sees humanitarian values as basis for Russia's and its Church's relations with Vatican
(Interfax-Religion)
Russia’s Putin says he values ‘trusting and constructive dialogue’ with Vatican
(Inés San Martín, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Puzzling statistics on religion in Russia
(RIA Novosti, Russia Religion News)
Why the Israeli government is courting Christian journalists
(Judy Maltz, Haaretz)
Arab bus driver in Israel turns in $10,000 cash left by haredi Orthodox passenger
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Federal judge rules Idaho prisoners must be allowed kosher meals
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Central African priests use Facebook to express outrage, appeal for help
(Catholic News Service)
Cross-burning victims to priest who was once a member of KKK: Apology is not enough
(Associated Press)
Iraqi Christians still need America’s help, former congressman says
(Catholic News Agency)
9th Circuit rules against high school football coach in dispute over on-field prayer
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Fired pastor's contract suit dismissed under ministerial exception and excessive entanglement doctrines
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Why are Jewish celebrities silent about Charlottesville?
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS Column: Martini Judaism (for those who want to be shaken and stirred))
Rabbis to forgo annual High Holy Days call with president over Charlottesville remarks
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
‘Blood and Faith’: A new book links white nationalists to Christianity
(Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service)
Gottschalk: a ninth-century heretic, dissenter, and religious outlaw
(Matthew Bryan Gillis, OUPblog Religion)
Are Turkey’s schools dropping evolution and teaching jihad?
(Selin Girit, BBC News Istanbul)
Brexit and the courts: Britain cannot escape the long arm of European law
(The Economist)
The Canadian far right
(E.M., The Economist Explains)
Charlottesville covers Confederate statues with black shroud
(Sarah Rankin and Steve Helber, Associated Press Top News)
Pope's planned visit to Myanmar risks stoking religious tensions
(Saw Nang and Mike Ives, The New York Times)
Will CRISPR (gene-editing) fears fade with familiarity?
(Patricia Stapleton, The Conversation)
The UK and the CJEU after Brexit
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
York Minister Bells to ring again
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Nearly 2 lakh Lingayats descend on Belagavi seeking separate religion tag
(The Hindu)
Another conviction under Indonesia's dangerous blasphemy law
(Andreas Harsono, Human Rights Watch)
US State Department slams Israeli stagnation on religious freedom reform
(Amanda Borschel-Dan, The Times of Israel)
Scouts use this school for free, but Bible club must pay: What might be strange about that?
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Bible-based club fights Pike Township classroom fees, claims discrimination
(Arika Herron, Indy Star)
The road to hate: For six young men, Charlottesville is only the beginning
(Terrence McCoy, The Washington Post)
Remembering Ireland’s Daniel O’Connell
(John Bruton, Fair Observer)
White nationalism: What are the crucial faith facts about this movement?
(Julia Duin, GetReligion)
In nitty-gritty of journalism, the difference between a 'devil worshiper' and a 'known devil worshiper'
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)
Hardwired Global files multi-faith brief to ensure Supreme Court continues historic US policy to provide refuge to persecuted groups
(Press Release, Hardwired)
Jeff Flake’s gamble
(McKay Collins, The Atlantic)
The rights of parents in educating their children
(Grégor Puppinck, Acton Institute: Transatlantic Blog)
Italy lurches to the right as migrant tolerance wears thin
(Tom Kington, The Times)
Europe faces growing threat from terrorists posing as migrants
(Bel Trew, Tom Kington, The Times)
We wanted to kill hundreds, admits Barcelona jihadist
(Graham Keeley, The Times)
Triple talaq verdict: 3 of 5 on bench say govt cannot interfere with religious laws
(Dhananjay Mahapatral, The Times of India)
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Shariat and Muslim Personal Law: All your questions answered (re talaq)
(Adrija Roychowdhury, The Indian Express)
With court's OK, Chile relaxes one of the world's strictest abortion bans
(Colin Dwyer, NPR International)
This is the church where Robert E. Lee declared himself a sinner. Should it keep his name?
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post: Acts of Faith)
Is advocating suicide a crime under the First Amendment?
(Susan Stefan, OUPblog Religion)
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